l ' f ìr
white; June and July. Capsule inflated red; ripe in September. Decavin«
leaves purplish red, mixed with yellow. Naked young wood light brown
Ilardjg and very ornamental, from its abundance of white flowers, whicli are
produced in corymbs, and resemble those of the Guelder rose; ami from toe
numeious inflated reddish capsules which succeed the flowers. Proparated
by division of the root; but sometimes by layers, or by cuttin«s of the
young wood put, in autumn, in a shady border, in a sandy soil. "
Vaiieties.
Hk S. o. 2 tomcrdilla Ser. has th e peduncles and calyx tomentose. (Dec
Piod ) I t IS found at the Grand Rapids o f the Columbia River
S. monógyna I'orrcy, D o n ’s
Mill, 2. p. 518.— A native o f the Rocky Mountains,
where it grows to the h eight o f 3 or 4 feet,
i t is considered by Sir W. J . Hooker as a variety
o f S. opulifòlia.
Hk 2. S. oapita'ta P/,. The aipitute-corymbed Spiræa
Sttineonipn e. z*?. o p u lifò lia v a r . / / u o * ft«"-
hngraving. OmJig.W. from .ospoclmeii in th e Lambe rti,in horbarinra.
Spec Char Sfc. Leaves ovate, doubly iootlied, almost
lobed ; beneath reticulate and tomentose. Flowers
disposed m terminal subcapitate corymbs placed on
veij long peduncles. Calyx tomentose. {Dec. Prod )
A t ecidnqus shrub. N. America, on its east-rn coast
I y the Piver Cohniibia. Height 4 ft. to 6 ft Intro
ducedin 1827. Flowerswhite; June and July.
ii. ChamcE'dnjon Ser.
93 . £ . capitiUa.
B r r t r a tó n . From C k am x 'ir y s , tho name o f tl.e germa n d er ; from a simiharlty in th e form of the
s i i i l l S S s - s s
* 3. N. C IIAM Æ D R IFO L IA L . The Germandcr-leavcd Spiræa.
Synonyme. S. ft'otonmki,™ L o u r ‘ r i “” 2. p. 512. ; D o n ’s Mill,, 2, p. 618.
L n gm v in g e . P all. F l. Eoss., t. 16. ; an d onr fig . 495
^ reddish ; ripe Sept. Naked young Z o Z lig h fb i’o w r
Vrmolies. Seringe enumerates the fir.st four o f the fol
tulæfdia, and, perhaps, some others. ’
m S. c. I vidgdris Camb. Monog. — Leaves with
Iritech' ; the fietioles r idà
S. c 2 mèdia Ph. Fl. Amer. Sept. i. p. 342. Camb
Monog., a n d o u ry% .4 9 + .-L e a v e s ?m d |e :-, sliri t!
^WI ikldi iinn 'CCa.nfatdTa , and1 upon the rocks o f Da‘‘h»nârriiae.r.
at S. c. 3 oblongifòlia Camb. Monog. S. oblongifòlia
Waldst. et K it. PI. Hung. iii. p. 261. t. 235.
— Leaves narrower, and less serrated,
aa S. c. 4 subracembsa Ser. — Flowers distantly disposed
along a lengthened rachis.
^ S. c. 5 incisa H o rt. {S, chamædrifôlia latifòlia
Hort.) has been raised from seeds received
from Germany through Mr. Hunneman ; and
it appears to be only a variety o f this species.
In Kamtschatka the leaves are used as a substitute for
tea ; and the shoots, when straight, are bored for to bacco
pipes. In its wild state, it varies exceedingly in
the magnitude of th e entire plant, in the largeness or
.smallness of its leaves, and in their being more or less
cat or serrated, and more or less smooth or pubescent. '
A very ornamental hardy shrub, producing its corymbs o f :
white flowers, which are tolerably large, in Ju n e and
«ly.'j. s. chamoedrifôlia.
July. I t is said to make beautiful garden hedges. Though the seeds ripen
in England, plants can .seldom be raised from them ; and, as this species does
not produce suckers freely, it is generally raised by layers or cuttings.
4. S. { c .) u l m i f o ' l i a Scop. The Elm-leaved Spiræa.
Identificaiion. Scop. F l. C arn ., ed. 2. vol. 1. p. 349. ; Dec. P ro d ., 2. p. 642. ; D o n ’s Mill 2 p 618
Synonyme. S. cbamædrifôlia Jacq. H o r t. Vindob. t. 140.
Engravings. Bot. Reg., t. 1222. ; B ot. Cab., 1042. ; and o u r f ig . 49G.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, flat, sharply serrated, ciliated.
Flower.8 terminal, in ra the r hemispherical corymbs. Sepals reflexed. {Dec.
Prod.) An erect shrub. Carinthia and Siberia. Height 3 ft. to 5 ft. Introduced
in 1790. Flowers w h ite ; Ju n e and July. One o f th e h andsomest
species of this section.
496. S. (c.) Mlmifòlia.
Variety.
S. Cc.) u. 2 Ser. (O u r;% . 497.) — In this variety a whorl
of distinct leaves, th a t are petioled, lanceolate, and sharply serrated,
occupies the place o f th e sepals, and is described as being these trans-
formetl. Petals and stamens are either not present, or deformed.
(Dec. Prod.)
^ 5. S. (c.) F L E X u o 'sA Fkch. The ?i&)PMvd.-hranched Spiræa.
M ill.,2 . p. 518.
sib irica H o r t.
Spec. Char., 4 e . Leaves lanceolate, glabrous ; from th e tip to the middle